Karin Laub for AP reports "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accepted an emerging Mideast cease-fire deal and informed the United States of his decision, Israeli officials said Friday."
Steve Soto offers some analysis, at the end of which he notes, "For some reason, the administration and Israel changed their posture on this matter in the last 24 hours."
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